Hell's Smitten (Gordon Ramsay x Reader)

Chapter 41- Back to School Part 1/3

Saturday, July 6th, 2013

I awake from a decent night's sleep as I hear the other women shuffling about the room. Most people change in the closet or in the bathroom, but Bella always makes sure to dress right there in the room. I think she likes the prospect that she'll potentially be shown on TV in her bra and panties. Today she puts on an extra show by wiggling into her chefs pants while her top is still off and her breasts bounce dangerously in her tight bra.

Rubbing my eyes, I throw my legs over the side of the bed and yawn. Gina is laying on her bed, tossing a ball of paper up in the air and catching it.

"Morning, (Y/N)," Gina says, turning her head as she notices me sit up.

"Hey, Gina. Any idea what we're gonna be doing today?" I ask, reaching for my comb that I'd set in my side drawer.

"Nope, I'm clueless as ever," Gina grins as she continues to toss the paper ball.

I brush my hair and muse about what we could possibly get up to today. With Chef Ramsay, it's always a mystery. Bella finishes dressing and heads into the bathroom for her daily makeup routine. She looks a bit worn out from yesterday, though I'm not certain that it wasn't an act for sympathy.

After I'm ready and dressed in a plain white t-shirt and my chef's pants, I head out to the dorms. I pour a bowl of cereal and sit down next to Taylor at the bar stools. She gives me a sleepy smile and we eat in comfortable silence.

When my cereal is done, I take the bowl to the sink and rinse it out. I set the bowl on the drying rack and at the same moment, Chef Scott arrives at the top of the stairs.

"Hey. Chef Ramsay wants you all in your jackets and downstairs in five minutes, alright?" he asks.

"Yes, Chef," we respond. I head back into the room and let Gina know what we were asked. Bella pops out of the bathroom and we put on our jackets then head downstairs.

Gordon stands in the center of the dining room and smiles when we line up. He's in a much better mood than he ended on yesterday, all evidence of stress wiped from his face for the time being.

"Good morning, everyone!" he greets us.

"Good morning, Chef!" we respond.

"I have something very special planned for today. Everyone should understand there is much to be learned in the process of teaching others the art-" Gordon shakes his fist passionately in tandem with the word 'art', "-of cooking. So today, I've got us all in to teach cooking classes at Los Angeles High! There will be five periods, fifty-five minutes each. Two of you will lead the classroom each period and each pair will teach the class how to make one amazing dish."

At hearing this, Shaun perks up, which doesn't go unnoticed by Chef Ramsay's trained eye.

"Yes, Shaun? Excited?" Gordon asks.

"Very, Chef. I love working with children. I'm a part-time substitute teacher back in New Orleans, but I've never had the chance to teach students how to cook," he says with clear happiness in his voice.

Really? Shaun the ultra-quiet blue team chef is a substitute teacher? I wonder how he gets students to listen to him. He seems so unassertive.

"Lovely, Shaun. You should have an edge on today's challenge, then. Now, to make things more interesting, I want each of you to pair up with a blue team member as your partner for your class. Go on and decide who you'll be teaming up with now, please." Gordon steps back and holds his arms open as our signal to find our partner.

Kalyani and Red gravitate to each other and high five, wordlessly choosing the other as their partner. Dave and Bella don't miss out on a chance to be together and after a short discussion, stand shoulder to shoulder. Taylor moseys over to Pietro, who smiles as she approaches. I'm curious about how Shaun will do teaching the class and I'm pretty sure if he's experienced he might even teach me a thing or two. I head over to him.